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Bahamas Seabirds #2- Frigates

 
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Jul 02, 2006 12:01 |  #1

Here are some shots of the big ole' man-o-war frigate birds in action.
The first three shots are of some competion between the frigate and a tern. Tern catches fish, frigate wants fish, frigate gets fish, tern become aggitated and starts attacking the frigate (a bit more funny then anything else). All shot with 400 5.6L. Enjoy

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they do catch their own fish too
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Jul 02, 2006 16:44 |  #2

Excellent series showing the acrobatic skills of both the Frigate and the Tern all captured in action wonderful shots.


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Jul 02, 2006 16:48 |  #3

Great series of shots. I really like the shots of the black and white birds together. They are difficult shots which were handled well. Nice going!


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Jul 02, 2006 17:02 |  #4

Excellent series. I was in the Keys last week and saw these birds, but never managed a decent shot.


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Jul 02, 2006 17:13 as a reply to  @ sparker1's post |  #5

Nice captures and great series.


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Jul 02, 2006 17:49 |  #6

Neat series, I believe that is a female frigate and it would hard for any seabird to outfly the frigate. It is interesting that Frigate birds can not swim or land on the water.


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Jul 02, 2006 18:01 as a reply to  @ dancinec's post |  #7

dancinec wrote:
Neat series, I believe that is a female frigate and it would hard for any seabird to outfly the frigate. It is interesting that Frigate birds can not swim or land on the water.

Yes it is the female, the males have red inflating throats, and i rarely see them out flying. Yes it is amazing, they just spend all their time gliding harmlessly hundreds of feet in the air, then they fall/dive out of the sky when they see what they want, it is truely a spectacular sight to behold.


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Jul 02, 2006 19:12 |  #8

I've seen the frigates many times but I've never witnessed them stealing prey, excellent series, well done.


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Jul 02, 2006 21:32 |  #9

Excellent series that tells a story. Great exposure and action....nice!


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Jul 02, 2006 21:56 |  #10

Beautiful action shots. Truly amazing. I'd love to see a frigatebird! Your shots are all great, but that first and last are my favorites.


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Jul 03, 2006 03:42 |  #11

Nice shots of a bird we don't see often on this forum...


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Jul 03, 2006 06:29 |  #12

1 and 5 are my favorites, so very very sharp. They are wonderful birds, really great.

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Jul 03, 2006 14:48 |  #13

The first shot is very, very cool with both birds having their wings spread out the same way.


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Jul 04, 2006 13:00 |  #14

Excellent series. Love the action. :-)


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